List the daily activities and assignments here!

Joy starts this wiki page!!! :)
February 1st, 2016
Happy Monday!

1. Turned in Current Event assignment and 3 people shared theirs to the class
2. Watched a Bill Nye the Science Guy video about the magnetic field
3. Played Battleship; Julia G. won! :)
4. Got papers returned and make sure to check your grade in Skyward!
5. Learned about coordinates
6. Latitude/Longitude wksht due tomorrow
7. Unit Test: FRIDAY 2/5/2016

February 2nd, 2016
Happy Tuesday!
Expert Project Due Dates
Feb 15: Minerals/ Gemstones- Joy T. and Julie S.
Feb 22: Volcanoes- Hunter and Weston
March 7: Earthquakes- John and Logan
March 21: Caves- Sarah and Daniel
April 4: Food webs/chains- Julia and Amila
April 11: Biomes of the world- Jesse
April 18: Renewable Resources- Ben Shearer
May 9: Great Pacific Garbage Patch- Tiffany and Mary
May 16: Coral Reefs- Ben Soliday

Talked about if we were to take a trip where would you go and who would go with you
Reviewed more information about coordinates
Watched a video narrated by Morgan Freeman about scale
Worked on a scale worksheet in class
Homework: Scale worksheet due tomorrow


February 3rd, 2016

Very important historical society map was stolen
Clues are left behind and we got the chance to solve the mystery- John and Hunter solved the mystery!
Added a new vocabulary word: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Received Geography Unit 1 Study Guide- Test is on FRIDAY!
Homework: Google Maps Packet #'s 1-8

February 4th, 2016
Finished the Google Earth activity
Reviewed for the Unit test that is TOMORROW!
Homework: Study! Study! Study!

February 5th 2016
Took our Unit One Test

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February 8th, 2016(hiiiii Julie's taking over >:) )

1. Made a crystallized heart (optional)
2. Got our tests back and went over them as a class
3. Started looking at our 'Conducting Scientific Research' project.
4. Picked minerals for project on Thursday
5. Watched a video on 'blood diamonds'

February 9th, 2016

1. Left school at 11! No class today :)

February 10th, 2016

1. Two hour delay day, shorter class!
2. Career Explorations worksheet - Due tomorrow
3. 'Map Package'/current event

February 11th, 2016

1. Turned in Map Package
2. Rock your world paper - due tomorrow
3. Proposal for project - due tomorrow
4. Read chapter 1 and answering questions #1, 3, 7-10, 12, 15, & 16 on page 36 (also Examining Earth Q's #1+2)

February 12th, 2016

1. Made a pie chart on the elements in Earth's crust
2. Turned in proposals and 'Rock your world'
3. Started writing information about our natural resource for advertisement project (due Wednesday)

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February 15th/16th, 2016

• No school, snow day on the 16th

February 17th, 2016

• 9 dots 4 lines puzzle. Winner: John H. Congratz!!!
• Got time to work on Natural Resource Advertisements
• Joy T. & Julie S. presented their expert projects on the topic of minerals. Found out what gemstone we were
• Filled out the mineral notes on the back of the pie chart worksheet

February 18th, 2016

• Mr. Murren interrupted at the beginning of class today >:(
• We all turned in our rubrics and took out/submitted our projects
• Walked around looking at people's projects filling out a packet of questions involving those minerals (The same questions that we got at the beginning)
• Worked in lab stations to get an introduction to mineral properties
• Started discussing Topic Proposals (Individually)

February 19th, 2016

• Mineral of the day: Sulfur
• Took a note which reads
  • Minerals need time and space to grow.
• Had some hot chocolate. (Yay!)
• Complete the lab started yesterday
• Continued discussion Topic Proposals (Individually and as a group)
• Took a 10 point quiz on skyward about the information we learned about from the labs

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Ben Soliday's Week! February 22, 2016

• Watched a video- Naica Crystal Cave Mexico
• Expert project done by Hunter and Weston on Volcanoes
• Reviewed the mineral id process
• Did a lab on identifying minerals.
• No Homework except revisions on topic proposal

February 23, 2016

• Received and went over the scoring guidelines for the constructive response (on coffee producing countries)
• Watched videos on pal mining called Opal mining down under
• Finished the mineral identification lab
• Started rock cycle drawing

Homework is pg 64: 3,9,11,15,16 EES 1,2 and topic proposal revisions

February 24, 2016

• Recieved scoring guidenlines and went over the constructive response questions.
• Worked on rock cycle drawing
• Started Fracking Packet
• Watched a video on a young girl rock climbing
• Watched short video on magma
• Hw- finish research topic proposals

February 25, 2016

Took notes on igneous and sedimentary rock
Identified different types of rocks, and stacked the rocks, Hunter and Weston won
Worked on fracking packet
HW-Fracking Packet is due Friday

February 26, 2016

Reviewed and sorted sedimentary rocks
Worked on rock packet
Make a rock station
Sedimentary Environment on student share
Coal formation on page 95-96 in blue book

Weeks Vocab

• Basaltic
• Granitica
• Andesitic
• Intrusive
• Extrusive
• Clastic
• Chemical
• Organic
• Permeable
• Strata
• Delta
• Fossil

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Hello, Jesse here, I am your new dictator (ha...ha...ha).

February 29th:

1. Mineral Review stations, identifying different rock types and minerals.
2. A few papers were handed back (nothing really new).
3. Filled out the Metamorphic section in our "rock" packet.

4. Study for the mineral quiz (it is tomorrow)!

5. I made this for no reason.

March 1st:

1. Kahoot quiz review for the mineral test.
2. Mineral test today.

March 2nd:

1. Layers of the earth - notes
2. Continental drift - research/notes
3. Seafloor Spreading Information
4. Topic Proposals
5. Current event due Friday

March 3rd:

1. Defining Subduction and Convection
2. Review of Continental Drift
3. Sea Floor Spreading
4. The "TIONS" sub and con
5. Plate Tectonics - Introduce the plates
6. What happens to the boundaries?
7. Bring Research Notebook tomorrow

March 4th:

1. Finished Plate Tectonic notes (convergence)
2. Plate Name Map - Completed
3. Review of the Ring of Fire
4. Magma/Lava Video
5. Crustal Plates Activity
6. Examples of completed projects were given
7. Next step taken in our Research Projects(s) - Hypothesis, Variables, etc

Well, Mary should be here...but she is not, so it's still me. - Jesse C.

March 7th:

1. Mt. Saint Helens Packet
2. Bookwork:
Pg. 189 Q: 11, 12, 18, 19, 20
Pg. 223 Q: 13, 15, 21 (and EES #2)
Read page 253: Volcanic Act
3. Earthquake Webquest
4. Research Project: Steps 1-4 in Notebook

Mary is still not here...*sigh* - Jesse C. (Yes I am, I was just late -Mary H.)

March 8th:

1. Complete the following notebook parts (by Friday):
Problem Statement
List the Variables - Independent, Dependent, Control...
Hypothesis
Research - Friday in Library
Experimental Design
(still due Friday - this week)
2. Review Mount Saint Helens/Succession and Volcanoes
3. Subduction-questions
4. Earthquake notes
5. USGS - Real Time Data
6. Time travel graph
7. Finding the epicenter

March 9th:
1. Play-Doh Volcano Identification activity
2. Primary vs Secondary Wave Worksheet
3. Finding the Epicenter

• Virtual Earthquake Activity

4. Megaquake

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Test on Monday, March 14th

Tiffany O's Week! 3/15-3/18

March 15th:
1. Went to the library to research for project

March 16th:
1. Expert Project: John and Logan- 'Geographical Earthquakes and Their Studies'
2. 5 Significant Events in Your Life...
3. Notes on Relative Dating
4. Practice...
5. Homework on Relative Dating

March 17th:
1. Expert Project: Sarah and Dan on Monday, Julia g WWW
2. Reviewed Homework
3. Absolute Dating- Notes/Radon/Practice
4. Test Handed Back- Did Corrections

March 18th:
1. Fossil Record Web Hunt
2. Paleoportal Activity
3. Pg 300- Read Radon: A Threat to Human Health
4. Pg 307- Answer #5, 10, 12, and E.E.S #1

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Julia's turn :D

Happy Second Day of Spring !!

March 21st:

1. Half-life worksheet warm-up
2. Expert Project ~ Sarah & Dan ~ Caves Great job guys :0)
3. Introduction to Radon ~ Optional Home Radon Tests
4. Penny Lab w/ packet
5. Watched video of fish becoming a fossil
6. Learned about types of fossilization ~ Fossil and petrified wood examples
HOMEWORK : Absolute Ages of Rocks Worksheet

March 22nd:

1. Riddle Warm-up ~ Jesse succeeded :D
2. Gettysburg Geology !!
3. Fossil Paleontology ~ Watched video on Paleontology
4. Geologic Time Scale ~ Periods and Eras of Earth
5. Watched video on Earth's Period
6. Quiz on Timescale on Thursday (maybe...)
7. Timeline Lab ~ pg. 365, need eras, periods, plants, & animals

March 23nd:

1. Touched Base on Research Projects ~ Keep working on them at home !!
2. Complete Time Line and Answer Questions
3. Dino days video

March 23nd:

1. Creative Vocabulary Song
2. Timeline Assessment and Review
3. Easter Egg Hunt !!
4. Review for test ~ stations
5. Formation of Earth ~ Project by Ben Shearer

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Amila's Week!

Test Tuesday March 29, 2016

March 28, 2016

1)Watched a Ted Talks video!
2)Took notes on Erosion and weathering
3)Chemical Weathering Activity
4)It's Learning Web quest
5)Finish stations for test
6)Web quest is due WEDNESDAY!
7)Study for the test TOMORROW!

March 29, 2016

1)Took test!
2)Wrote a note to Mrs.Withers about what we did so far
regarding our research project
3)Complete the Mass Movements Notes & the practice pages on its learning
4)Complete the Karst Web quest is due for WEDNESDAY!

March 30, 2016

1)Turned in Karst Web quest
2)Watched a cave video
3)Went over the Mass Movement Graphic Organizer
4)Did a Case Study, in which we selected an event to research
5)The Case Study, is homework if not finished in class

March 31, 2016

1)Did a word puzzle
2)Turned in our Mass Movement Case Study (it was homework)
3)Reviewed our tests
4)Watched a Killer Landslide video
5)Took notes on wind erosion
6)Watched a video on the Dust Bowl

April 1, 2016

1)Test Next Tuesday
2)Watched a video on wind erosion
3)Finished talking about wind erosion
4)Watched videos on water erosion

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Sarah's Turn!

April 4,2016

1)Expert Project- Julia and Amila
2)Finished watching the Grand Canyon video and turned in the questions
3)Started learning about glaciers
4)Test tomorrow!
5)Watched a video about glaciers
6) Gettysburg Geology
7) Played bingo

April 5,2016

1) Played a whiteboard game for the test
2) Took the test

April 6,2016

1) Watched a video on the movie "The Butterfly Effect"
2)Started learning about weather and climate
3) Background information on the atmosphere
4) Homework is to finish the graph

April 7, 2016

1) Worked on The Electromagnetic Spectrum worksheet
2) Read How rainbows are formed and answered questions
3) Current event due tomorrow

April 8, 2016

1) Current events were collected
2) Started learning about air pressure
3) Why does the wind blow? papers

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Ben's Week (Not that Ben):

MONDAY: April 11, 2016

1. Jesse's expert project on Biomes. Satisfactory job Jesse :P
2. Can crushing demonstration - explained in notes
3. Labeled global wind patterns on worksheet
4. Filled out diagrams for "Land and Sea Breezes" notesheet
5. Dew and Humidity lab and questions
6. No homework, except working on your research project

TUESDAY: April 12, 2016

1. Ted Tuesday about efficiency and basing designs around nature
2. Pop quiz on Skyward
3. Cloud Formation note sheet, with drawing and 4 steps
4. Revisited electromagnetic radiation
5. Worksheet on Earth's Atmosphere and Seasons, completed using student share PowerPoint

Groups for Tomorrow:
1's = Latitude and elevation
2's = Mt. Ranges and large bodies of water
3's = Global winds and vegetation

WEDNESDAY: April 13, 2016

1. Worked on research with group
2. Finish presentations for tomorrow

THURSDAY: April 14, 2016

1. Greenhouse gas notes
2. Global warming case study - analyzed both sides, for and against fossil fuels
3. Shared presentations and took notes on the remaining 4 factors
4. Finish front side of factors for homework

FRIDAY: April 15, 2016

1. Collected factors homework
2. Photo (pop) Quiz
3. Went over making our research presentations
4. Discussed the carbon cycle
5. Did my project on black body radiation :D
6. Homework is to do the back of the worksheet with the URL at the top and all of the carbon cycle worksheet
7. Book work (DUE TUESDAY):

• El Nino - p. 484-488. Questions p. 490 EES #3
• Fronts - p. 496-500, Tornadoes - p. 508-510, Hurricanes - p. 514-517. Questions p. 520 RQ #12, 13, 14 and EES #2
• Climate Change - p. 537-541. Questions p. 546 RQ #19, 21, and EES #3

Vocab for this Week:

• Relative Humidity
• Absolute Humidity
• Capacity
• Saturation
• Dew Point
• Albedo

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Hunter's Week!!! (AKA Mr. Trump)

MONDAY: April 18th, 2016

1. Ben's Expert Project on energy
2. Video on climate change. Fillled out worksheet on consequences
3. Mrs. Withers checked homework
4. 1st page of Weather and Climate review packet
5. Homework: Book Work due Tuesday
   • El Nino - p. 484-488. Questions p. 490 EES #3
   • Fronts - p. 496-500, Tornadoes - p. 508-510, Hurricanes - p. 514-517. Questions p. 520 RQ #12, 13, 14 and EES #2
   • Climate Change - p. 537-541. Questions p. 546 RQ #19, 21, and EES #3

TUESDAY: April 19th, 2016

1. Collected book work from last night
2. Ted Tuesday on grit
3. Finished video on climate change. Completed worksheet on consequences
4. Work on review packet and study for test
5. Homework: Study for test tomorrow!!!

WEDNESDAY: April 20th, 2016

1. Review Game!! TRASHKETBALL!!!!!
2. Took test on weather and climate
3. No homework except continuing work on research project

THURSDAY: April 21st, 2016

1. Ecology keystone folder for next year
2. Animal ecosystem activity
3. Levels of Ecology Hierarchy notes
4. Population Ecology notes
5. Video on wolves and cowboys
6. Homework: Current event ON ECOLOGY due Monday

FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!: April 22nd, 2016

1. Looked at population charts
2. Crash course video on population ecology
3. Article and worksheet on Gray Wolf population.
4. No Impact Man video
5. Padlet brainstorming thing
6. THE LORAX!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
7. Research Project and current events for homework
   
   

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John Halbrendt's Week

Monday 👺 April 25, 2016

1. Turn in Current Event (share?)

2. Popcorn!

3. Saving Species movie 🐳 and worksheet

4. Endangered Species activity (homework)

   
   
   

Tuesday April 26, 2016

1. Print and turn in Endangered Species worksheet
2. Ted Talk
3. Population and Ecosystem game
4. Food chain packet (autotrophs and heterotrophs) videos to go with

Wednesday April 27, 2016

1. Response worksheet
2. Symbiotic Relationships worksheet (ppt to go with)
3. Biomes packet (website to go with)
4. ^^^ First page is hw front and back

Thursday April 28, 2016

1. Bring trees home to plant?
2. Papers back along with tests (correct them)
3. Food chain/web packet
4. Introduction to Biomes video

Friday!! April 29, 2016

1. $7??
2. Go over Research Project rubric
3. Pick numbers for order of presentation
4. Go over food chain hw
5. Skyward ecology quiz
6. Symbiosis notes

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Clappy's week

Monday: May/2/2016

1. At the bell, look up 5 facts about the wolverine (animal not movie character)
2. Reply at discussion tab in "long walk to water" by this friday on Wiki
3. test tomorrow on ecology (Study ecology folder)
4. Projects due Wednesday. NO EXCEPTIONS
5. human population growth
6. symbiosis game review
7. biospheres-

• adaptations.. to plant or not to plant
• wolverines and more
• animal adaptation game
• STUDYYYYYYYYYYY

Tuesday: May/3/2016

1. studied for test
2. play kahoot for study review game
3. took ecology test

Wednesday: May/4/2016

1. new seats
2. ted tuesday: biosphere 2
3. collecting folders- for ecology
4. longwalk sign ups by friday

Presentations for today: Dan, Tiff, Joy
NEW UNIT: Hydrology

1. water cycle review
2. HW: current Event~~water issues

Thursday: May/5/2016

• ECO tests back and in folder
• 4 presentations
• review water cycle and ground water
• hydrographs -runoff vs. infiltration
• water calculator
• long walk friday
• ted tuesday?

Friday: May/16/2016

• eco tests back and in folder
• 4 presentations
• review water cycle and ground water
• hydrographs-runoff vs. infiltration
• water calculator
• long walk friday
• start wiki daily...

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Weston's Week

Monday: 5/9/2016

• 4 presentations- they were all very good
• Julia, Effect of Soil Composition on Permeability.
• Julie, pH and Rainfall
• John, How do pH and permeability levels affect the growth of grapes
• Hunter, The Effect of Runoff of the pH of soil.
• research project evaluation
• water cycle notes
• watched water video

Tuesday 5/10/2016

• Mary and Tiffany expert project- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
• Infiltration and runoff
• Clappy is neighbors with Shrek
• Ground water/hydro-graph worksheet
• Map/video of US Aquifers
• What watershed do you live in?
• make believe watershed
• point and nonpoint pollution worksheet

Wednesday 5/11/2016

• Watershed game
• Water pollution scenario
• Water quality notes

Thursday 5/12/2016

• Student Exploration: Water Pollution

Friday 5/13/2016

• Review Eutrophication/pollution
• Designing your own watershed worksheet
• Steps to treat wastewater video and worksheet

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Daniel K will be managing the Mod 5 Wiki for now. ☺


Monday 5/16/2016:

• Hydrology current events were due.
• Ben Soliday presented his expert project on coral reef bleaching.
• We watched a video and took notes on wetlands.
• We researched and evaluated the conditions of the Chesapeake Bay.

Tuesday 5/17/2016:

• We watched a video about the Chesapeake Bay.
• Got our hydrology study guides.
• Finished the Chesapeake Bay report card activity.
• Watched a video about the story of bottled water.
• Watched and started working on making Public Service Announcements.

Wednesday 5/18/2016:

• Reviewed for Hydrology test with Kahoot (Test is on Friday). Top 3 won prizes.
  • Rankings:
  • 1st: Ben
  • 2nd: Tiffany
  • 3rd: Jesse
• Worked on out water PSA's for the rest of class.

Thursday 5/19/2016:

• Famous Water Pollution Events (NOT like other current events, more like the mass movements case studies)
• Read through pages 359-371 in the textbooks. Answered questions on page 372: Questions 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, & 20 along with EES #1.
• Worked on our PSA's (due tomorrow).
• Studied for the Hydrology unit test tomorrow.

Friday 5/20/2016:

• Got a few minutes to study for Hydrology test today.
• Turned in our bookwork and Famous water pollution events.
• Got our finals study guide/review packet.

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Monday 5/23/2016: (Last Monday of the school year! ☺ Although, there is next Tuesday which is a pseudo-Monday with finals so yeah... Good luck with that guys!)

• Astronomy - Section 1: Stars on it's learning and quiz on skyward
• Reviewing for final exam
• Submitted PSA's

Tuesday 5/24/2016:

• Astronomy - Section 2: Galaxies on it's learning and quiz on skyward
• More reviewing for final exam
• Submitted PSA's today (some people presented theirs)

Wednesday 5/25/2016:

• Astronomy - Section 3: THE UNIVERSE! Once again, on it's learning with a quiz on skyward.
• More finals reviewing
• Still submitting PSA's